NORRISTOWN — Customers formed a substantial line beginning at the front door and snaking its way to the lottery machine at the 7-Eleven at 1335 Sandy Hill Road in Norristown Tuesday afternoon for a chance to strike it rich.

“We’re all here for the same reason. “ said Barbara from Norristown “To win $300 million.”

“400 million” said a woman at the front of the line, correcting her with a smile.

If nobody purchases a $1 ticket matching all six numbers (five lottery balls from one to 75 and the Mega ball from 1 to 15) in Tuesday night’s drawing, the sixth largest prize in American lottery history could balloon to half a billion dollars by the next drawing Friday night.

“People think this place is lucky” said Barbara, referring to the $1 million Mega Millions ticket sold at store in February. “I sure hope it is”

Players in 45 states, the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands are all hoping beyond hope that that luck is on their side. The odds of winning the Mega Millions are 259 million to one.